ROTC Makes a Cojdeback

Quiet On The Campu8e8 ROTC Makes A COJDeback by John Taylor San Francisco, outlined the progress of where ROTC facilities were once tempering of anti-military sentiment." the ROTC programs at UC Berkeley, The Reserve Officers' Training Corps bombed and burned, the head of the Overall enrollment in the Department Army ROTC unit reported, " In the of Aerospace Studies is up 50 per cent (ROTC), four years ago the object 0 1 Davis, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. anti-war protests and demonstrations All but Davis report some increase in spring of '72 they dug 'symbolic bomb Davis reported a decrease in cnters' in ot'r front yard. It's been quiet on many of the nation's college enrollment. enrollment, attributed to the end of the since then " campuses, seems to be making a quiet, draft, but predicted a new upward trend almost unnoticed comeback. For Symbolic Bomb Craters In general, ROTC officials hope that "as evidenced by a (ROTC) freshman although enrollment has decreased their programs will grow and be suc class of 34." The Davis Military Science substantially (155,000 in 1970, com In a recent article in the Los Angeles cessfu l beca use of a number of factors: department also reported success in pared with 60,000 last October), 392 of Times, Col. Carl F. Bernard, Chairman the overall decline in (or disappearance allowing non-ROTC students to enroll the nation's schools - 39 more than in of the Department of Military Science of) campus antimilitary sentiment, the in its courses . 1970 - now offer ROTC programs, and at UC Berkeley, remarked, "We've adding of scholarships and increased at schools such as Stanford and Dart strengthened our position and at the benefits, revised and modernized UCLA showed increases in mouth, which dropped ROTC, efforts same time animosity has gone way curriculums, and the chance that a enrollment in Naval and aerospace are being made to reinstate it. down here. I've walked around this 'different kind' of student might be courses, while enrollment in military And a memorandum, directed to the campus in uniform for a year and a half entpring college now. science courses decreased . The decline UC Regent's Committee on Educational now without a si ngle adverse com was again attributed to the end of the Policy at the February 14 meetinR in ment." And at the University of Oregon, draft. UCLA also indicated that a new At Berkeley the Department of policy requiring that all new ROTC Military Sciences has increased its instructors have master's degrees number of cou rses by seven , to 19, so relevant to the area they teach has that, according to a report from the improved the quality of instruction UCB Chancellor's office, potential officers will be able to " understand Finally, UC Santa Barbara showed an more fully the military profession increase in first year enrollment from 13 before being commissioned ." In ad to 20 cadets. and an increase from 34 to dition, that report indicated a con 43 cadets 'ln overall enrollment. tinued increase in enrollment, both All four of the UC campuses with among members and nonmembers of ROTC have authorized the enrollment ROTC. And the Berkeley Naval Science of women in their military programs; department reported a substantial presently, enrolled are 19 women at increase in enrollment, owing to, Berkeley, six at Dav is, 12 at UCLA, and among other things, the "reduction or five at Santa Barbara. DC Campuses Tackle Energy Problems by Jerry Schneider even further by mandates from the city Department of Water and Power to Shutting off heat in dormitories and reduce consumption by 20 per cent. So disconnecting water coolers are two far the campus has complied with this examples of the extreme energy saving order. methods put into effect at U campuses to cope with demands by government However, UCLA is experiencing agencies and utility companies to cut difficulties keeping under the proposed energy consumption. UC budget for electricity. Ad The cut-off heat to the dormitories at ministrators estimate that use in Santa Barbara on Jan . 5, lasted only 24 January could run 50 per cent over the hours. Irate parents of students, when amount allowed in the budget. Budget Committee Allocates notified of the emergency measure Several campuses have gone further threatened the University with breach than the across - the - board cutdowns. of dorm contracts which stipulated that Irvine, Riverside, Los Angeles and Santa room maintain fac ilities present at the Cruz all have taken similar additional Funds time the contracts were signed in steps in overall energy redudion. These September. include cutting off the flow of hot water by Rick Drom money that they might have Committee by 511,000; Other less drastic steps have been in non-residential areas, disconnecting received. from 581,000 to 570,000. more effective and have received wider water coolers, and lowering the water The budget sub- The ' Undergraduate Under the present temperatures in swimming pools. committee for T.U.S.C. support. Student Council (T .U .S.C.) proposal T.U.S.C. would At Santa Cruz and Berkeley cam A bell-tower at Riverside is dark and decided Wednesday to will vote on these financial give the Program Board silent . Nancy Ross, staff writer for the increase its support of the puses, transportation is a large energy recommendations at its extra funds next year to consuming activity. Both Universities campus newspaper, The Highlander, Program Board by 62% ; meeting on Monday, help programming at UCSD. stated that the campus has replaced from 524,000 to S39,OOO. are partners in different joint programs February 25 , at 6:00 P.M . in In the following years, with Bay Area Rapid Transit. At three quarters of its vehicles with an Under this plan, 1/3 of all 250 M.C. If it passes these T.U.S.C. plans to decrease economy car, the American Motor's student activity fee money Berkeley, the University plans to put recommendations, it will its funding of the Board . into operation an experimental shuttle Hornet. would be spent on campus The proposed full-time have contradicted its own bus system to BART stops, allowing programming. This would· Stickers urging conservation of recommendations of last secretary for next year students to commute cheaply to the be equal to about lighting and ventilation are posted all year . would be placed in the new greater San Francisco bay area. The $6/student/year. around the University. Their efforts student center. This person buses will run on low-cost natural gas. Other recommendations The budget sub- have accounted for an overall 25 per would help T.U.S.C. , the The facility, scheduled to begin on Mar. in cluded allotting 510,000 committee last year urged cent savings in energy, Ross said . U.c. Student Lobby and the 1, will run at seven minute intervals. next year for a full-time the Program Board to Another unique idea is employed at Communications Board . Students at Santa Cruz may drive secretary; 517,000 to pay become more self-sufficient Santa Cruz . Tom O'Leary, public in The person would also half-way to the Bay Area park free of for "subsidiary journals", so that less student activity formation officf'r, stated that the answer telephones for the. ch arge in a BART lot, and travel by like the North Star; and fee moneywould be used in University has replaced campus other student groups in the rapid transit the rest of the way. $2,500 for eight telephones. the future. Instead the passenger cars with nine transport vans Center. According to spokesmen at each These recommendations, in Program Board has asked to to carry classes on trips. Under this subcommittee campus, including UCS D, numerous essence, will affect all increase its funding from Since Santa Cruz houses about half proposal, the Triton Times general energy saving ideas have either student organizations now T.U.S.C. by 515,000 and its students, dormitory residents have and kSOT would be funded been put into effect or at least receiving money from decrease its funding from been strongly encouraged to conserve proposed. These include the T.U.S.C. by allocating the Registration Fee heat, stated O'Leary. continued on page 7 elimination of decorative lighting, To encourage fuel con ervation at shutting off heating and lighting Berkeley, the campu ha opened a bike systems in non-use hours, and cur lot which will accommodate 500 bIke , tailment of the use of UC vehicle . according to a pL'blic information Salk Discusses Human Values, Most of these changes are vital to officer. On the oth r hand, the con these campuse if they wish to struction of parking lot tructure for guarantee themselves energy resources the Northern Califolnia campu ha New Scientific Approaches in comi ng months. For example, most campuses, including UCSD, are on been halted. 3 by Rich Pool tations: Biology, Medicine important humanistic interruptable gas service. This means UC D is one of eV· ral campu es t and HumanIty. The problem for the institute is that supplies of gas for heating could be establish pecial onmittee to in Wednesday night, in the biological studies include the application of the cut off at any time without prior notice. vestigate way to con erve energ . AI Revelle cafeteria, Dr. Jonas gene regulation, the aging understanding of biological Each campus maintains re erve of Rea, of [m,;,v'II,'t;'htil ; I u:lll Salk, discoverer of the polio process, neurobiology and processes to human either fuel oil, sulphur-burning fuel, or Science , i head of the Energy Con vaccine and director of the prebiotic chemistry.

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